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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Arctic Circle"”.
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a study of material: a stone house in the arctic circle
… building, but chose to not mimic tradition. the arctic circle of norway has a tradition of stone and wood construction. the remote qualities of the site lead me to choose a house, of local stone and wood. the extreme conditions of the environment posed the challenges in design and construction. i …
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Study of fabric movement in garment architecture, facade materials, and building in the arctic
… year progress of researching building in the Arctic circle, household material study in garments, building facade materials, and Arctic experiences with northern lights. This thesis is has many iterations and direction of study from chip board massing models to sewing fabrics to see their …
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EFFECTS OF THERMAL STRESS ON SURVIVORSHIP OF BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS) IN ADIRONDACK LAKES
… ranging from the Appalachian Mountains to the Arctic Circle. These popular, coldwater sport fish face an uncertain fate in light of several climate change scenarios. Assessing the potential influence of variable temperature on brook trout populations poses an important challenge to fisheries …
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China's Race towards the Arctic: Interests, Legitimacy, and Canadian Security Implications
This thesis examines the PRC’s Arctic ambitions and the security and defence implications for Canada in having a more involved China in the Far North. The primary security issue for Canada is economic, more specifically the protection of sovereignty, maintaining control over its resources, avoiding …
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Northern Reach: Architecture of a Thawing Arctic
… This proposal is sited in the Alaskan Arctic circle, where research is being conducted to understand the intertwined issues of climate change and permafrost melt. It is the intent of this project to present a prototype of a responsible and responsive architecture for Toolik Station, …
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Lúxusskútusiglingar á Vestfjörðum og við Grænlandsstrendur: Rekstraráætlun/Rekstrarlíkan
… Eru forsendur fyrir stofnsetningu á fyrirtækinu Arctic Circle Sailing? Niðurstaða verkefnisins er fengin bæði með megindlegri og eigindlegri rannsóknaraðferð þar sem unnið er með rekstrar- og fjárhagsáætlun ásamt viðtölum við aðila sem tengjast lúxusferðamennsku á einn eða annan hátt. Niðurstaðan …
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A geospatial analysis of Arctic marine traffic
Recent changes in Arctic Ocean climate dynamics and marine activity in the region require re-evaluation of physical operating conditions, ship traffic patterns, and policy requirements. This study used (1) government surveys, (2) vessel reports, and (3) Automatic Identification System (AIS) …
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A cross-cultural investigation of learning among Hadza and BaYaka hunter- gatherer children and adolescents from Tanzania and Congo
… in the world, from the Kalahari Desert to the Arctic Circle. Humans are able to inhabit these environments because we rely on skill and knowledge transmitted and improved upon from one generation to the next. Thus, studying learning is essential to understanding the diversity in, and evolution …
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Assessing Regional Sources of Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Pollution and Associated Human Cancer Risk
… products in three policy-relevant regions: the Arctic Circle, the continental United States, and East Asia. This thesis performs source receptor analysis by simulating BAP (“the BAP simulation”) and simulating 48 PAHs (“the 48-PAH simulation”). In the Arctic, simulating 48 PAHs demonstrates that …
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The influence of heat transport on Arctic amplification
The Arctic surface air temperature has warmed nearly twice as much as the global mean since the mid-20th century. Arctic sea ice has also been declining rapidly in recent decades. There is still discussion about how much of this Arctic amplification is caused by local factors, such as changes in …
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Combinatorial and probabilistic aspects of lattice path models
… Sechsecks. Dabei fällt auch ein Beweis des "Arctic Circle"-Phänomens für dieses Ensemble ab: Entlang der dem Sechseck eingeschriebenen Ellipse findet ein scharfer Übergang von einem hochgeordneten zu einem ungeordneten Regime statt. Dieses Phänomen ist im genannten Unterensemble bisher nur in …
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Key factors influencing the reliability of trunk gas pipelines in the West Siberian North
… the world and lie astride or just north of the Arctic Circle in the Nadym-Pur-Taz gas production complex (located in the Yamalo-Nenetskiy Autonomous District of Tyumenskaya Oblast'), several thousand kilometres from the major markets in the industrial regions of European Russia and in the "near" …